Jaipur Founder Receives Ernst & Young Award

Posted on February 25, 2011 by HFN Staff

NK Chaudhary

NORCROSS, Ga.- NK Chaudhary, the founder of Jaipur rugs, was honored with a 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at an event earlier this month in New Delhi, India. Honorees were recognized in nine categories, and Chaudhary won the award in the Start Up category.

The annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards program recognizes entrepreneurial success and is presented in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries worldwide.

"Our entire team here is elated at this prestigious honor my father has received from such a highly respected organization as Ernst & Young," said Asha Chaudhary, Chaudhary's daughter as well as the president of Jaipur Rugs' U.S. operations. "On a personal level, it's incredibly rewarding for me to see all of his years of hard work, passionate commitment and singular vision recognized by the international business community."